On-Demand Professional Learning Offerings

All of the professional development offerings below are on-demand videos. 

You can access all of the on-demand sessions by clicking on the appropriate link in the title of the folder tab and then using the link in the title of the session. The password is the same for every on-demand video: Socialstudies!1

Session Title Session Description Additional Information
Understanding the Standards and Using the Unpacking Documents Links to an external site. Participants will better understand how to use the Unpacking Documents as a tool to teach and assess the Social Studies standards. 
Using the Strand Maps Links to an external site. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the purpose for and how to use the Strand Maps as tools for planning and designing curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Social Studies. 
Introduction to Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Links to an external site. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the purpose for and the use of Revised Bloom's Taxonomy as a tool to teach and assess learning. Participants will engage in sample tasks that help demonstrate why RBT is important to aligning instruction with the Social Studies standards.  
Integrating the Inquiry/Skills Indicators Links to an external site. Participants will gain an understanding of how to integrate the Inquiry/Skills Indicators into the teaching of the 2021 Social Studies standards.
One-Stop Shop: Refresher on the SS Standards & Supports and Onboarding Materials for Teachers New NC SS Classrooms Links to an external site. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the standards and objectives for the newly adopted social studies standards. In addition to basic terms and ideas surrounding objectives, we will also cover helpful resources and materials. This session is recommended for beginning teachers and/or teachers new to teaching social studies in North Carolina. 

 
Teaching SS w/ Primary Sources Links to an external site. Participants will gain a greater understanding of where to find and how to use primary source material to facilitate meaningful learning.

Understanding the ECS and OCS Standards requirements for Social Studies Links to an external site.

*No CEUs offered

 Participants will gain a greater understanding of the Extended Content Standards (ECS) for Social Studies, requirements, and federal guidelines, and the Social Studies requirements of the Occupational Course of Study (OCS).
Session Title Session Description Additional Information
American History Links to an external site. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the high school American History course in determining how to approach curriculum decisions. Since the American History I and II courses have been condensed into one course, teachers need to make decisions about what concepts and topics will help them cover the needed material in a timely fashion in alignment with the new standards. 
Teaching the Standards for Founding Principles: Civic Literacy Links to an external site. This professional development has been developed into a four-part mini-series.  This PD will focus on ideas, activities, resources, and best practice strategies for teaching the Civic Literacy course. Special attention will be given to supporting the 13 specific subjects outlined in the Founding Principles legislation that created this class.  Additionally, the sessions in the series will share ideas for teaching the new geography and behavioral sciences strands. 

 
K-5 Social Studies and ELA Integration  Links to an external site.
Part One: Building the Case for Social Studies in K-5 Links to an external site.		 This professional development will help participants learn ways and best practice pedagogy for appropriately integrating elementary Social Studies standards into the English Language Arts curriculum and instruction. The primary focus will be to help districts struggling to meet the goals of the statewide literacy mandates while simultaneously advancing the teaching of Social Studies in the K-5 classroom. 

Spotlight on EPF (Oct 2023) Links to an external site.

*No CEUs offered

 The October 2023 "Spotlight on EPF Webinar” will help to enhance the teaching of the Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) course. It will offer an opportunity for teachers to interact with educators who will share instructional strategies and how they utilize vetted teaching materials to make EPF lessons engaging and meaningful for students. This session showcases teachers from Guilford County Schools who currently teach the EPF course, along with an EPF Specialist in Guilford County Schools. 

Spotlight on Financial Literacy (Apr 2024) Links to an external site.

 The second webinar in the series showcased teachers in North Carolina who teach financial literacy by integrating it into their content. The session also featured leaders from EVERFI, which offers no-cost, standards-aligned personal finance and economic materials that have been featured at past EPF summer professional developments.
Session Title Session Description Additional Information

ELD & SS Webinar - Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners

* No CEUs offered

 Participants will better understand how to integrate the ELD/ML Standards into  Social Studies. All Social Studies educators and curriculum leaders, K-12, are strongly encouraged to view. 
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This five-part webinar series will provide content and pedagogy for teaching 6th/7th grade social studies and World History. Use the links below to either register for upcoming sessions or view the recordings of sessions that have already occurred.

This webinar series will provide content and pedagogy for teaching 6th/7th grade social studies and World History. Use the links below to either register for upcoming sessions or view the recordings of sessions that have already occurred.

 

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